anywhere. >> mitt romney was for the payroll tax cut in august. mitt romney was against it as a temporary little band-aid in october, and then in november so far, at least, in november, he has been for it. the biggest news in d.c. politics right now is the big congressional supercommittee has failed. one of the things people hoped was going to be worked out in the negotiations was this issue of the payroll tax cut. also the extension of unemployment benefits. according to the congressional budget office, if those two things don't get extended it will have a huge negative impact on the economy. since the supercommittee failed to act on those two things, there will now be the usual level of political fighting about those things with the added spark that the combatants in the fights are going to be people running for president. here's the thing, though. the election is a really long way away. the election is a year away. and we all have to live in this country no matter what happens in this election. these fights are not just for show. they're not just about political posturing. it's about whether the economy gets better or gets worse. forget the election. today we learned the u.s. economy grew at a slower rate in